WWMS Literary Devices!

Tony talks too much in Mrs. Taylor's Typing Tutorial class is an example of...

The door squeaked as it opened slowly. This is a great example of...

Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said, "The butter’s bitter!" is an example of what?

clearly misunderstood is a great example of a....

 What is it called when you give human qualities to an object or animal?

Her eyes sparkled like the stars is an example of what device?

Some said she was a fair-weather friend... is an example of

It's raining cats and dogs...is an example of...

Snap! Crackle! Pop! from the infamous Rice Krispy commercials is an example of ..

 "Pinocchio.”  is an example of..

Your teeth are like stars..is an example of

It's raining cats and dogs...is an example of...

The skunk thought the stump stunk is an example of what?

My house is a friend who protects me. This is an example of a.....

In Transformers the vehicles are able to talk and express feelings just like people. This is ..

One type of device Shel Silverstein uses in this poem is ...

Lightning danced across the sky, and the wind howled in the night. = What device?

Her dark, straight hair was as heavy as a wool blanket...is an example of...

"This House is a prison!" exclaimed Will Ferrell. What device was he using to make his point?

Figurative Language is defined as what?

Good imagery in writing usually involves what senses?

“Creeak! Mona’s knee was beginning to give out. She had been posing for this artist for hours!”

 Buzzzzz............Creak!    Crack ! Squeak! OWWWWWW! are examples of....

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of..

Those rapping Hamsters that drive the Kia Soul is an example of what device?

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.       Identify the device used.

An extreme exaggeration could also be called a what?

I use like or as to compare two different things, so I am using a ......

The mirror broke into a million pieces.  This is an example of...

This is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory. 

It's a piece of cake is an idiom that means...

Mother Teresa makes magical moments when she helps the masses...Is an example of which device?

I am as hungry as a wolf is an example of which device?

“Her hair was a twisted serpent.” This is a great ...

When Will Ferrell says, "Whoop, there it is!"  What type of figurative language is he using?

She walked along the bright, green, dewy grass and smelled the fragrant roses...is what device?

Which of the following is NOT an oxymoron?

Stop and smell the roses is an idiom that means what is everyday language?

Alexis is such a "Mother Teresa;" she is always helping others. This is an example of ....

My car’s headlights winked at me. This a great example of what device?

 What figure of speech makes reference to a popular place, person, or something that happened?

Freddie is a pig when he eats... is an example of a ....

The picture below provides examples of which device?

Stop and smell the roses is an example of which device?

Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind is called what?

The image is an example of what device?

If I repeat the same sound over an over in a sentence, I  might be using....

The idiom "fair weather friend" means what in plain old English

When she lost her job, she acted like Scrooge.  This is an example of an...

Cruel kindness is an example of what two devices?